Essence of Program Design

Compares all the leading methods for creating a program's structure, and helps programmers understand when each is most appropriate.Program design is about the way programmers create structures for their programs. The book covers several of the most commonly-used approaches, showing when each approach is valid, and which have general utility. It helps programmers select the methods that are best for them and their applications. It covers essential program design topics including functional decomposition, data structure design, dataflow design, object-oriented design, design notations, and design guidelines.Any programmer or programming student.

Douglas Bell is a Lecturer in Computer Science at Sheffield Hallam University.